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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)
Etymology: Aplocheilus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Francis Day CIE (1829–1889) was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India (1871–1877) and Burma and an ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)

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Asia: endemic to Sri Lanka. Reported from India and Malay Peninsula (Ref. 4833).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139); common length : 7.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 4833)

Usually inhabits shallow, heavily shaded forest streams with a silt substrate. Also occurs in brackish mangrove swamps, often together with Aplocheilus parvus. Feeds on small insects, insect larvae and fish fry. Cultivated as a larvicidal fish (Ref. 4833). 10 cm max TL (Ref. 6028).Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 01 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5079 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.43 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892